NHL game summary from January 8, 1981
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Washington Capitals (13-17-11) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Calgary Flames (19-13-8) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 1: | CAL, | Eric Vail 17 (Randy Holt, Jim Peplinski), :19 |
| CAL, | Kevin LaVallee 8 (Kent Nilsson, Paul Reinhart), 12:58 - PP | |
| CAL, | Don Lever 13 (Eric Vail, Phil Russell), 17:06 - SH | |
| 2: | CAL, | Don Lever 14 (Bill Clement), :42 |
| 3: | CAL, | Ken Houston 1 (Pekka Rautakallio, Kent Nilsson), 3:03 |
| CAL, | Kent Nilsson 18 (Paul Reinhart, Pekka Rautakallio), 19:31 - PP |
Penalties:
| 1: | Paul Mulvey, WAS [Cross checking] 2:56 |
| Paul Mulvey, WAS [Slashing] 7:23 | |
| Randy Holt, CAL [Slashing] 7:23 | |
| Rick Green, WAS [Hooking] 11:42 | |
| Randy Holt, CAL [Cross checking] 13:30 | |
| Bert Wilson, CAL [Hooking] 14:25 | |
| Bob MacMillan, CAL [Hi-sticking] 16:32 | |
| Paul Mulvey, WAS [Cross checking, Roughing] 18:26 | |
| Brad Marsh, CAL [Roughing] 18:26 | |
| Paul Reinhart, CAL [Holding] 19:48 | |
| 2: | Randy Holt, CAL [Unsportsmanlike conduct] 3:21 |
| Bengt Gustafsson, WAS [Holding] 5:07 | |
| Jim Peplinski, CAL [Holding] 9:06 | |
| Bill Clement, CAL [Interference] 15:05 | |
| Bob MacMillan, CAL [Hi-sticking] 16:00 | |
| Randy Holt, CAL [Slashing] 19:39 | |
| 3: | Mike Gartner, WAS [Hooking] 0:24 |
| Randy Holt, CAL [Hooking] 7:55 | |
| Darren Veitch, WAS [Slashing] 9:54 | |
| Glen Currie, WAS [Tripping] 12:56 | |
| Willi Plett, CAL [Tripping] 14:22 | |
| Randy Holt, CAL [Hooking] 17:09 | |
| Alan Hangsleben, WAS [Holding] 18:15 | |
| Jim McTaggart, WAS [Slashing] 18:56 |
Penalty time: WAS: 22 minutes
CAL: 28 minutes
| WAS Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rollie Boutin | 1 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Howard Walker | 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 |
| Jim McTaggart | 4 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| Rick Green | 5 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 3 |
| Darren Veitch | 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| Ryan Walter | 9 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 |
| Mike Gartner | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 6 |
| Alan Hangsleben | 12 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Guy Charron | 15 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bengt Gustafsson | 16 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Wes Jarvis | 17 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Dennis Maruk | 21 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Jean Pronovost | 22 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Dennis Ververgaert | 23 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kelly | 24 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| Torrie Robertson | 25 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Mulvey | 27 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -1 | 2 |
| Glen Currie | 28 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -18 | 40 | ||||||
| TOTAL (13 forwards, 4 defensemen) | -18 | 40 | ||||||
| CAL Player Data | # | Pos | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM | +/- | Shots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pekka Rautakallio | 4 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Phil Russell | 5 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ken Houston | 6 | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Randy Holt | 7 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| Bert Wilson | 8 | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Clement | 10 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob MacMillan | 11 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Lever | 12 | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Kent Nilsson | 14 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Kevin LaVallee | 15 | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Smith | 18 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bob Murdoch | 20 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Brad Marsh | 22 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Jim Peplinski | 24 | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Willi Plett | 25 | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Eric Vail | 27 | LW | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Reggie Lemelin | 31 | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 18 | 32 | ||||||
| TOTAL (11 forwards, 6 defensemen) | 18 | 32 | ||||||
Shots: WAS: 13-16-11-40
CAL: 18- 5- 9-32
Goalies: WAS: Rollie Boutin (L, 0-1-0)
CAL: Reggie Lemelin (W, 7-0-4)
Referee: Andy van Hellemond
Linesmen: Joe Dame, Ron Foyt
Attendance: 7,243
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